The degree symbol is represented as "degs." Italicsare represented as _italics_. Footnotes are collectedat the end of each chapter.

THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE

PREFACE

I have stated in the preface to the first Edition of this work,and in the Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, that it was inconsequence of a wish expressed by Captain Fitz Roy, of havingsome scientific person on board, accompanied by an offer from